Manhattan 551359 User manual

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EASYCAM
USER MANUAL
MODELS 551359, 551373, 551489
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Hardware!Installation!
1. Connect!the!camera!to!one!!
of!your!router’s!LAN!ports!with!!
the!included!network!cable.!
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2. Power!on!the!camera.!
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3. Allow!the!camera!to!properly!start!up.!The!startup!sequence!has!ended!when!the!camera!stops!
moving!its!lens!up!and!down!and!to!the!left!and!right.!
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Connect!to!the!camera!with!your!computer!
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1. Connect!your!computer!to!the!same!router!as!the!camera,!either!wirelessly!or!with!a!network!
cable.!
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2. Open!up!the!network!environment!within!Windows.!
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Windows!XP:!Click!on!“My!Network!Places.”!
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Windows!7:!Locate!and!click!on!the!“Network”!icon!on!the!desktop.!
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Windows!8!/!8.1:!Open!the!desktop!first,!and!then!locate!and!click!on!the!“Network”!icon.!
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3. Windows!will!show!you!all!connected!devices!in!your!network.!Among!those!are!likely!to!be!
your!computers,!laptops,!printers!and!network!storage!devices.!You!will!be!able!to!find!the!
camera!in!that!list.!
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4. Double%click!the!camera!to!open!up!a!Web!browser!and!connect!to!the!camera’s!Web!browser!
user!interface.!
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5. Log!in!to!the!camera!with!the!user!name!“admin”!and!the!password!“admin.”!Note!that!if!the!
password!has!been!changed!before,!you!will,!of!course,!need!to!use!the!updated!password.!
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6. Select!the!correct!Sign!In!method!(below).!Note!that!if!you!are!using!Microsoft!MS!Internet!
Explorer!(“IE”),!you!will!need!to!use!the!ActiveX!Mode!and!you!also!must!be!running!Internet!
Explorer!as!a!computer!administrator.!If!you!do!not!wish!to!use!ActiveX,!you!need!to!use!a!
different!Web!browser!—!e.g.,!Chrome,!Firefox,!Opera!or!others!—!and!select!Server!Push!
Mode.!
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MS!Internet!Explorer!ActiveX!Installation!Procedure!
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MS!Internet!Explorer!must!be!executed!with!administrator!rights.!Right%click!on!the!link!(green!
circle),!then!select!“Save!target!as…!.”!
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Select!the!location!—!e.g.,!the!desktop!—!and!then!save!the!file.!
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Once!the!download!has!finished,!on!Windows!7!and!8!you!will!likely!see!a!warning!message!that!
this!file!could!harm!your!computer.!This!is!perfectly!normal!and!should!not!alarm!you.!Click!!
“Actions.”!
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Click!on!“Run!anyway.”!If!you!are!not!currently!logged!on!as!a!computer!administrator,!you!will!
be!asked!to!enter!administrator!credentials.!After!you!have!done!so,!the!installation!of!the!
ActiveX!control!will!commence.!Windows!XP!users:!Simply!double%click!the!Manhattan.exe!to!
start!the!installation!process.!
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The!installation!will!only!take!a!few!moments.!Click!“Finish”!when!done.!
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Return!to!the!MS!Internet!Explorer!window,!and!click!“Refresh.”!Notice!the!message!on!the!
bottom!of!the!screen.!Click!“Allow.”!
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Click!again!on!ActiveX!for!IE,!and!you!will!then!see!the!camera’s!live!video.!
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Live!Video!Camera!Page!
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This!page!lets!you!view!and!control!the!camera.!(Some!options!only!work!with!MS!Internet!Explorer.)!
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Use!the!directional!arrows!to!control!the!moment!of!the!camera.!Click!the!middle!!
area!to!return!the!camera!to!its!default!position.!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Enable!or!disable!the!horizontal!or!vertical!patrol.!Once!enabled,!the!camera!will!!
!!!!!!!continuously!pan!from!left!to!right!and!back,!or!up!and!down.!
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!!!!!If!you!have!more!than!one!Manhattan!EasyCam,!you!can!view!multiple!cameras!in!a!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Web!browser.!For!that!to!work,!the!other!cameras!will!need!to!be!added!to!the!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!camera!configuration,!which!is!explained!in!the!next!section.!
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You!can!store!(“Set”)!or!recall!(“Call”)!up!to!16!preset!positions!with!these!controls.!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!With!these!controls!you!can!record!video!on!your!computer’s!hard!drive!(MSIE!only),!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!or!you!can!take!a!snapshot!and!either!view!it!or!save!it!anywhere!you!like.!
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MSIE!only:!Listen!to!the!sound!the!camera!picks!up!or!enable!your!own!microphone!and!send!audio!to!
the!camera,!which!it!outputs!through!its!internal!speaker.!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Click!this!button!to!open!the!camera’s!Options!menu,!which!provides!access!to!many!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!of!the!camera’s!configuration!options.!!
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Configuration!Menu,!Camera!Settings!
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The!camera’s!Settings!menu!provides!access!to!the!configuration!parameters!of!
your!EasyCam.!Under!normal!conditions!there!is!no!need!to!make!any!changes!here,!
but!you!may!do!so!if!you!are!experienced!enough!to!change!network%related!
settings!of!the!camera.!
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Item!
Explanation!
Camera!Information!
Status!information!of!the!camera,!including!firmware!version,!MAC!addresses!
and!language!settings.!
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Camera!Name!
Define!the!name!of!your!camera!here.!This!is!how!the!camera!will!identify!itself!
on!your!network.!
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Date!&!Time!
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Your!EasyCam!is!equipped!with!an!internal!clock,!and!here!you!set!it!up.!Select!
the!time!zone!that!matches!your!location,!pick!an!NTP!server!from!the!drop%
down!list,!and!activate!the!automatic!time!update.!
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User!Accounts!
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You!can!set!up!three!different!user!accounts.!The!guest!account!only!allows!
viewing!the!video,!but!it!does!not!allow!you!to!control!the!movement,!record!
video!or!access!the!settings!menu.!The!operator!account!allows!you!to!view!the!
video,!record!and!control!the!camera!movement,!but!it!does!not!allow!access!to!
the!settings!menu.!Finally,!the!administrator!account!has!full!access!to!
everything.!
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Multi%Camera!!
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If!you!have!multiple!EasyCams!installed!at!home!and!are!using!MS!Internet!
Explorer,!you!can!view!multiple!cameras!on!one!screen.!For!that!to!work,!you!
need!to!add!the!cameras!here!manually.!You!need!to!know!the!IP!address,!HTTP!
port!number,!username!and!password!for!the!camera,!and!then!click!“Add.”!
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IP!Settings!
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Under!normal!circumstances!there!is!no!need!to!make!any!changes!to!this!
section.!Automatic!IP!address!should!be!enabled,!unless!you!know!exactly!what!
you!are!doing.!
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Disable!the!automatic!mode!and!you!will!have!access!to!fields!such!as!IP!
Address,!Gateway!and!DNS!Server1.!Make!sure!that!you!provide!information!
that!is!suitable!for!your!network!or!you!will!not!be!able!to!connect!to!the!
camera!any!longer.!
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